A bank account, rent or utility deposit, uncashed check, undelivered stock certificate or uncashed insurance policy are some of the unclaimed funds can come to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds. If there is no activity in the account for a period of time and the company cannot reach the account owner, the funds are reported to the Division for safekeeping. The Division works aggressively to track down the rightful owner and reunite that Ohioan with their hard-earned, but forgotten money.

Superintendent Yaw Obeng works diligently to reunite Ohioans with their unclaimed funds. Since he became Superintendent in 2006, the Division has paid more than 375,000 claims worth nearly $468 million. Superintendent Obeng has 23 years experience with the Division. He previously served as the Division’s fiscal officer and managed the Division’s budget. Obeng earned bachelor’s degrees in finance and banking, and a master’s degree in business administration from Franklin University.